A stellar line up of Māori arts, media and events to inject into your Kirihimete/Christmas warm up, SURE to have that cultural kete well and truly filled for the big day:

Classes are finishing, workplace shut-downs within sight, and responsibility lists are shrinking—it’s nearly holiday time! But how do we keep a toe in on the ol’ cultural connection haerenga/journey while we’re at it? Particularly if we don’t have a marae or connected whānau environment to go to?

Behind the scenes with the Kaupapa board game crew! We sat down with Co-Founder Rosie, Pou Whakapuāwai Āio, and Pou Hapori Tūī, to hear about their fascinating journey in business, te reo learning, and life.

🧐 He’s not an especially big man—non imposing actually, but oosh the mana radius is strong.

🎶☀️Whether you're into reggae, desert rock, wairua-ful pop, or the classics—we've got ya covered.

🌿What should we all know about rongoā Māori/Māori natural medicine?

How in the hika did those Māori make that? Answers here. 🎨👷🏽‍♂️🤓

😱 Our worst cultural fears and a shameful kōrero

Deane-Rose Ngatai-Tua from Angitu is here to show us the ropes. Did we fangirl? Yes. Are we embarrassed? No. 🤩

Ka mate, ka mate, crayfish, crayfish 🦞🦞

😳🙂 Honest updates on our Māhuru Māori challenges...

Behind the throne with the Kiingitanga 👑and a pop quiz (dw, answers included!) 🤓💗

A spring clean for your mind, soul, and... garden 🌷🌱☀️

Don't do this if you want to fit in with the Māori home crowd 🤦🏽🤦🏽

Grace's scariest interview yet...

Haters and wreckers fore shore? ⛱️

Pretty sure you won't be expecting these ones... 🤔😉

Time for a Māori adventure. And an introvert club. 😉⛵🤿🏃🏽‍♀️

Why I just couldn’t write this week’s pānui… 🫣😥😵‍💫

A royal roady challenge for ya... 🤓👑👸🏽

🚗 😶 A guilty road trip...

🛑Stop! Collaborate and whakarongo... 😊

Our most challenging kaupapa yet... 👀

🌟 Matariki DIY styles, the children's book we fought over, and more

💥KAPAO! We're talking Māori heroes & villains.

🐟🍟What happened in Pātea fish n chip shop… is shared in this pānui.

😏 Last night someone stole a toilet seat from the Kaikohe police station…

🤩 Get cooler by association with these contemporary Māori & Pasifika creatives

Slow start to the week? The pukapuka/book explaining why that might be (spoiler—it’s the moon), and more.

Meet the Penny Divers, Cowboys, Gum Diggers, & Ngāti Walkabouts (aka A, B, C, & D Companies of the Māori Battalion)

Meet the Māori at the Met (it’s not Taika) and more inspiring creatives doing their thing abroad.

a loaded pātai/question for you... ❓

📨 Branching out from ‘Ngā mihi,’ - the podcast to expand your email sign-off world + more great Māori arts, media, and events.

Our level-up on Māori journalism... and ESP... 🧐

No, but actually…. where the heck is Hawaiki?! 🗺️

Harry Potter, a boy with a poi, and suddenly we're hōkī fans 🪄🏑

a wāhine takeover full of heated debate, outdoor classrooms, and Wellywood taniwha 🔥.

Actor warrior training, reo immersion overwhelm, and forgetting your lapel mic is on 😚.

Celebrate and tautoko PRIDE with an Emmy award winning TV series, a takatāpui anthem, and a special kawhe on us ☕.

My bad date with a Māori podcaster, takatāpui Russian-Māori siblings, and a new Tuwhare.

🤓 Waitangi events, nerdy Tiriti game-changers, and Mike King's biggest life regrets.

Ancient ball games, Māori tennis, and a physical wero/challenge 💪🤾🏽‍♀️🏅

Survival stories, feasts in the forest, and Stan Walker's cuzzy 🌞🐬🦈

Māori Christmas carols, hāngī tips, and DIY harakeke decorations 🎅🤶

Koha dos and don'ts, Taika's political past, and how to become a millionaire 🤑

Māori fine dining, vegan conflicts, and giving rotten corn a go 🌽

The fear of speaking te reo Māori, a spooky podcast 🎃, and Māori Barbie.

Discover Dame Whina Cooper's full story, how Che Fu's career dramas all worked out, and the secret to a tight weave.